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Battle between seasons as another warmup begins in Metro Detroit

Ample sunshine for holiday, early week before chances of precipitation

Washington's Birthday, or Presidents' Day, will be mostly quiet with the help of a high-pressure system over the Great Lakes. It will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the upper 30s to 40 degrees in Metro Detroit. (WDIV)

Winter is loosening its grip on Metro Detroit again as temperatures return to above normal.

Sunday night will be partly cloudy with clearing skies in Southeast Michigan. It will not be as windy and cold as the start of the weekend. Snow showers over the Thumb will also diminish as clouds clear. Lows will be in the lower 20s. Winds will be out of the west-northwest at 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Monday

Washington’s Birthday, or Presidents’ Day, will bring mostly quiet weather with the help of a high-pressure system over the Great Lakes. Expect more sunshine and less wind. It will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the upper 30s to 40 degrees. Southerly winds will be 5 to 10 mph. By Monday night, it will be partly cloudy and cool. Lows will be in the mid to upper 20s.

Tuesday

Milder air will flow into the area for Tuesday. With partly cloudy skies, temperatures will climb to the mid 40s. Lows will be around 30 degrees.

Wednesday

Wednesday, it will get warmer with temperatures peaking around 50 degrees. It will be mostly cloudy for much of the day, but there is a chance of rain showers developing late. Lows will be in the mid 30s.

Thursday

It will be mostly cloudy with the chance of isolated rain showers on Thursday. Highs will be around 50 degrees. Lows will fall to the mid 20s.

Friday

Expect mostly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures on Friday. Highs will be around 40 degrees. At night, there is the possibility of a few snow showers. Lows will be in the mid 20s.

Saturday

Next Saturday, there is the chance of a few snow showers in the morning. Otherwise, we will have a mix of sunshine and clouds. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 40s.

What are the average temperatures?

Metro Detroit’s normal highs for this week are 36 to 38 degrees and normal lows are 22 to 23 degrees.


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Ron is a Detroiter and MSU grad who has a tremendous passion for meteorology. He joined the 4Warn Weather Team in March 2023.

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